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Angepain posted:torn by the new edinburgh buses with the separate doors for leaving, slightly more efficient but also makes it difficult to thank the driver without shouting across the length of the bus, and it just doesn't do to make a scene now does it, what would society think Buses have drivers? EDIT: cursed snipe
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Angepain posted:torn by the new edinburgh buses with the separate doors for leaving, slightly more efficient but also makes it difficult to thank the driver without shouting across the length of the bus, and it just doesn't do to make a scene now does it, what would society think In canada we just yell thanks from the back doors
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It's a poppy, from all the opium he smoked at Oxbridge.
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Not UK politics but it's quite funny: https://forward.com/news/world/434041/afghanistan-jews-taliban/ quote:Meet Zabulon Simentov, 66, who is believed to be the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan. Emran Feroz recently profiled Simentov for Foreign Policy and uncovered some incredible stories about the feisty Afghan — including that the Taliban once imprisoned him for arguing with a fellow Jew, then kicked him out because the constant bickering became too annoying. Separate: Tesseraction posted:Looks like it, and people mistakenly using it because of this account What is it supposed to mean?
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:What is it supposed to mean? Also Follow Back Pro Austerity. There's also people using it for other, non-political acronyms. The others are just copying what they've seen without realising it's a pisstake hashtag unrelated to the EU.
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Angepain posted:torn by the new edinburgh buses with the separate doors for leaving, slightly more efficient but also makes it difficult to thank the driver without shouting across the length of the bus, and it just doesn't do to make a scene now does it, what would society think In this case you stand by the door until the driver looks in the mirror, then make eye contact and wave your thanks.
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Swinson getting pasted by LibDems https://twitter.com/joswinson/status/1190246563651694593?s=20
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Here's a good shareable 5 minute video about why Austerity is bullshit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2bVGi0ReE Does anyone know a similar one about how the national budget isn't anything like a household budget?
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Gonzo McFee posted:They keep making us sound so cool. If they really wanted to hurt our prospects they'd describe us as the trainspotting theory nerds we are.  , choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose #FBPE and wondering who the gently caress you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing news shows, stuffing loving junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable investment property, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, hosed up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose soft-Left-liberals… But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose soft-Left-liberals. I chose somethin’ else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got Corbyn?
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Pochoclo posted:Do you long for a left wing government? Interlinked. You’re in an ocean swimming along in the piss when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a student, floating toward you. You reach down, you tax the student 5p for a plastic bag and then implement a massive rise in tuition fees. The student floats on their back, their belly baking in the hot sun, taking an unpaid internship to try and get experience so they can start paying off their tuition debts, but they can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?
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Bardeh posted:https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1190048241703964672 Comparing 2017 with 2019 results: In 2017 Labour snapped up 50%, but achieved only 18.3% this year. The tories consistently gained only 40% of the vote in this area across both elections. It could be possible, then, that the loss is entirely down to a slicing up of the Labour vote as the Tory vote holds steady. Helping hold that vote steady, though, was the local constituency's MP Sajid Javid who helped the Conservative candidate, Kyle Daisley, with a few appearances. Any traces of a 2019 campaign by Labour's Bren Henderson were difficult to find on the internet. The local CLP were seen backing her on their twitter accounts, but the only thing I could find that showed any statement by her was an article in the local newspaper which seems to have been taken from her campaign page on the Labour website. There she spoke mainly of how long she had lived in the area and her previous jobs. One thing to note is that said newspaper article lists none of her specific policies which feature at the end of her Labour website campaign page.  What I haven't been able to find is exactly how the previous Labour councillor's presence in the 2017 election compares with that of Bren Henderson, but it is worth noting that his move to Canada is the cause of the by election in the first place. Rachel Jenkins, the independent standing at the 2019 by election, was a new face to this ward. As a former councilor she's the only candidate who could boast previous political experience. Her campaign focused on traffic issues and "not supporting new development in the area" until certain conditions are met. Her appealing experience and NIMBYism won her 18.7% of the vote, putting her a hair ahead of Labour. Josh Robinson, the Lib Dem offering, also spoke about traffic concerns and parking issues, but was the only candidate to talk about funding for local schools, which seems to be an issue in the area as highlighted by a local school's 2018 "floss for funding" campaign. If I had to guess as to what happened here, it's that the Labour candidate didn't get the message across, allowing the big red voter share to go to the NIMBY's and the flossers. What's interesting is that no one talks about the bins, and that could well have been Labour's downfall. Azza Bamboo fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Nov 2, 2019 |
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Guess which computer touching dickhead forgot to check his lovely BT home hub after the fuses blew and spent a loving hour trying to troubleshoot why traefik wasn’t playing nicely with the outside world.
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Total Meatlove posted:Guess which computer touching dickhead forgot to check his lovely BT home hub after the fuses blew and spent a loving hour trying to troubleshoot why traefik wasn’t playing nicely with the outside world. ...why should that matter? Or do you mean the fuse in its plug and not the fusebox?
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So as a (very) long term lurker I'm pumped as hell for the election. I've been drinking and listening to union songs all evening and just joined the IWW Cymru, canvassing tomorrow, and joined the Momentum volunteers group. Sorry this is a bit white noise, which is why I don't post, but let's do this. I'm actually optimistic for once.
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TwoShanks posted:So as a (very) long term lurker I'm pumped as hell for the election. I've been drinking and listening to union songs all evening and just joined the IWW Cymru, canvassing tomorrow, and joined the Momentum volunteers group. Sorry this is a bit white noise, which is why I don't post, but let's do this. I'm actually optimistic for once. Post more you seem on the level as h*ck
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Tesseraction posted:...why should that matter? Or do you mean the fuse in its plug and not the fusebox? Home hubs are poo poo for dropping rules and having poo poo firmware at the best of times. I’ve had it happen before, but forgot this time round and got distracted by updates and what seemed like a perfectly fine local system, but I was trying to reverse proxy without having any open ports.
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TwoShanks posted:Sorry this is a bit white noise, which is why I don't post looks like a post about uk politics in the uk politics thread to me, go right on ahead. 
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Total Meatlove posted:Home hubs are poo poo for dropping rules and having poo poo firmware at the best of times. I’ve had it happen before, but forgot this time round and got distracted by updates and what seemed like a perfectly fine local system, but I was trying to reverse proxy without having any open ports. Ohhhh I see. lmao it's been so long since I used one of those pieces of poo poo also, this is an emptyquote on purpose not me forgetting to reply to a quote: Angepain posted:looks like a post about uk politics in the uk politics thread to me, go right on ahead.
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TwoShanks posted:So as a (very) long term lurker I'm pumped as hell for the election. I've been drinking and listening to union songs all evening and just joined the IWW Cymru, canvassing tomorrow, and joined the Momentum volunteers group. Sorry this is a bit white noise, which is why I don't post, but let's do this. I'm actually optimistic for once. Post more! It's not like the thread regulars don't post a ton of white noise poo poo too. I'm also a longtime lurker of the thread who recently decided to actually start posting in it and guess what? It's easy as gently caress. This place has really evolved into a special little community over the years, and it's a real pleasure to be a small part of it.
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pablo gbscobar posted:Post more! It's not like the thread regulars don't post a ton of white noise poo poo too. I'm also a longtime lurker of the thread who recently decided to actually start posting in it and guess what? It's easy as gently caress. Good on you! All lurkers are welcome. Except the one at referendum.
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So since I'm posting tonight can someone give me some pointers to resources on trans support? My spouse is trans and will be starting transition soon (ftm) but I can't find much for partners of trans people. Also are there any good British socialist songs (other than Billy Bragg)?
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blunt posted:Here's a good shareable 5 minute video about why Austerity is bullshit One of the most fun I've found on that isn't in video format, but a washington post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...y-weird-family/
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TwoShanks posted:So since I'm posting tonight can someone give me some pointers to resources on trans support? My spouse is trans and will be starting transition soon (ftm) but I can't find much for partners of trans people. Also are there any good British socialist songs (other than Billy Bragg)? https://www.reddit.com/r/mypartneristrans/ I know Reddit can be a shithole, but the community over there has some great resources and support
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We'll also have better answers to both in a few hours (okay more than a few in my case) when we've gotten up for the weekend.
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TwoShanks posted:So since I'm posting tonight can someone give me some pointers to resources on trans support? My spouse is trans and will be starting transition soon (ftm) but I can't find much for partners of trans people. Also are there any good British socialist songs (other than Billy Bragg)? Grace Petrie does good stuff right now, I particularly like They Shall Not Pass and Revolutionary in the Wrong Time.
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TwoShanks posted:So as a (very) long term lurker I'm pumped as hell for the election. I've been drinking and listening to union songs all evening and just joined the IWW Cymru, canvassing tomorrow, and joined the Momentum volunteers group. Sorry this is a bit white noise, which is why I don't post, but let's do this. I'm actually optimistic for once. You've seen the kind of shite we usually post, so even if you were a bad poster, unless you were on the level of the Unnameable Ones you'd be fine. As it stands you just said you're married to a tran and joining the wobblies, which means you're well above the level of a bad or even middling poster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAXoGxLx6yk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8X_LvGYGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57tWbzDdx2s Some Red Bangers imo
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TwoShanks posted:So since I'm posting tonight can someone give me some pointers to resources on trans support? My spouse is trans and will be starting transition soon (ftm) but I can't find much for partners of trans people. Also are there any good British socialist songs (other than Billy Bragg)? Depending on your area, there might be some local support groups. Don't know where you're based, but if you're on the island of Ireland I can likely point you both in the direction of a close one!
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mediaphage posted:In canada we just yell thanks from the back doors BACK DOOOOOOOOR! ANYTHING YOU SOW posted:I was bored at work and started to put some resources for the election here: https://board.net/p/2019_UK_election This is really helpful thanks! I’m in Canada so pretty useless for this election, but my little sister is in London and feeling depressed about trying to talk to people who profess to be ‘left wing’ but think anyone who’d supports Corbyn is a terrorist sympathizer. She isn’t sure what to even say so I’m trying to give her some talking points and showed her this! I’ll see if I can add some stuff on the weekend but resources for why Swinson/Lib Dems are Bad and why Corbyn is actually not a terrorist would be great.
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As another (very) longtime lurker I have to say I'm loving the podcast. I've had to start exercising for longer so that I can get to the end of it! On another note - here we loving go!
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MoonBoots posted:As another (very) longtime lurker I have to say I'm loving the podcast. I've had to start exercising for longer so that I can get to the end of it! Welcome! Post more! Please, all lurkers, we're only lovely to each other because we know and love each other. Join the love!
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I've lurked for years now. Only occasionally posted. Trying to change that now, especially with all the poo poo surrounding Brexit and the upcoming election! Thread is good, post more.
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Welcome! Take a drink from the provided table. Ignore the blood
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painted into a coroner posted:I've lurked for years now. Only occasionally posted. Trying to change that now, especially with all the poo poo surrounding Brexit and the upcoming election! Your avatar pleases me immensely  Also if you lurk you HAVE to post now, I'm saying it and I'm trans so if you don't do it, it's transphobia.
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